Awards
  • Awarded prestigious national level “State Architect of the Year- 2004” award by J.K.Cements for ‘MANA TV Studio  Building in Hyderabad.

  • Awarded first prize in the National design competition for Shilparaamam Crafts Village at Hyderabad, 1995.

  • Awarded first prize in photography at the 'National Association of Students of Architecture' convention at New Delhi 1981

Presentations

  • Key speaker on 'Vernacular Architecture' at World Architecture Day 1997 celebrations at S.V. College of Architecture, Hyderabad. Gave a slide presentation and lecture on spontaneous folk building traditions of India.

  • Was invited to talk on 'Natural Architecture' at the Alliance Francaise, Hyderabad, 1997.

  • Delivered special lecture on the “Design Process” at Inside Outside Mega Show 2004 at Hyderabad.

  • Was invited to present paper on Post Independence Public Architecture of South India at the Southern Regional Conference of Indian Institute of Architects at Mysore in May 98. Gave a visual presentation titled 'Changing Veneers of Hyderabadi Architecture' which decoded the hidden meanings in the facades of our public buildings.

  • Was invited as a speaker in workshop on “Emerging Urbanisms” at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, Aug 2004. Spoke on ‘Changing Veneers of Hyderabadi Architecture- Sasur se Daamad Tak’ – a run thru on how the political leadership and values that transforms the fabric of the city.

  • Was invited to present a paper on ‘Globalisation and Architecture’ at the Southern Regional Conference of Indian Institute of Architecture, Bangalore, March 2006. Spoke on ‘Who is afraid of Globalisation?’

  • Talk on “10 questions for your Architect” at the Indian Institute of Architects Exhibition at Hyderabad August 2005.

  •  “Indians in their Public Space” – made a presentation on this subject at German Centre, Hyderabad in Nov 2007.